What Caused the Gender Gap?
Republican politicians are wringing their hands over the gaping gender gap exposed in the November 5 election. A big double-digit spread separated the votes of men and…
Category: Elections
Why Was Voter Turnout So Low?
Less than half of eligible voters cast their ballots on November 5. Voter turnout hasn’t been that low since 1924. Should we blame the American people for not…
Let’s Define Terms When We Debate Education
In the second presidential television debate, Bob Dole said he supports “school choice,” by which he clearly meant tax-financed vouchers to allow students to go to…
Does Character Count?
In the last weeks of the presidential campaign, Bob Dole keeps asking, why isn’t there any “outrage” about Bill Clinton’s ethical lapses and personal immorality? Good question. Even…
Clinton Proclaims The Era Of The Nanny State
It’s unclear why Bill Clinton started his post-Convention campaign in Cape Girardeau, the home of Rush Limbaugh, but Rush said it best when he described Clinton’s acceptance speech…
Dole Learned Something During The Primaries
Bob Dole’s acceptance speech in San Diego proved that, contrary to the old adage, you can teach an old dog new tricks. He showed that he learned…
What’s Going On With Bob Dole’s Friends?
Why are the so-called Republican moderates undermining Bob Dole’s presidential candidacy? Doesn’t he have enough problems without his friends planting mines on his road to the White House?…
Is a Con Con Hidden in Term Limits? — May 1996
Is a Con Con Hidden in Term Limits? One of the most popular, successful, and genuine grassroots movements of the last decade has been the movement for Term…
Political Slush Funds
The media are persistently presenting us with reports that voters are “angry,” usually with the implication that this condition is the voters’ fault and is some kind of…
Look Out For Union Politicking In Congressional Campaigns
The theater of the presidential primaries is tending to obscure the fact that the fight is already on in earnest for control of the next Congress. The victory…